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The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was injured in a shooting Wednesday. The country's president confirmed the attack shortly after the news broke. 'Utterly shocked by today’s brutal and reckless attack on #Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms,' Zuzana Čaputová said in a message on X. 'I wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery.
Lubos Blaha, vice-chairman of the central European country's parliament, said that Fico was shot and injured, according to Slovak news agency TASR. A TASR reporter said that several shots were fired in the town of Handlova, about 110 miles northeast of the capital Bratislava. Fico was greeting members of the public after a government meeting, the news agency reported. NBC News has not independently verified the reports.
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